Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-16

has been done in our little village during
the last season, more than any single season
during the last ten years. Frank Percival,
ESQ.,, has made extensive repairs on the
exterior of his dwelling house, by raising
and giving the roof a sharper pitch. he has
made inc story and half house. Among
the other repairs we may mention, William
Curtis, George Clark, Cyrus Davis, Isaac
Colamy. OTIS Trundley, A. C. Dor, Jr.,
Deane Estes and George Varney, who. hav-
ing bought the old Ewers' place, is repairing
it.-Deane Estes contemplates erecting
large txo.story building in which to carry on
his business, the manufacturing of custom
and sale clothing.-Mrs. Alice Smart of
Montana is visiting her father, Daniel Vim
iug of Windsor.-A young daughter OF U.
F. Sproul, second selectman of China, during
her parents absence from home, fell while
gathering blackcherries, from the tree and
suffered dislocation of the elbow joint, DR..
Nelson was called and reduced the luxation.
MIR. C. Doe highly respected citizen
of Windsor is very low from cancer of the
stomach.
The Democrat SAYS The Lockwood Com
pany has generously pecided to give lot of
land at Fort Point, Winslow, for a soldiers
monument, Winslow, as will be remembered,
voted 81 900 for a monument, and we hope
the citizens will now 90 ahead with the pat
riotic purpose of having monument worthy
of the town.
KNOX.
The Rockland Courier Gazette says: Geo.
S. Wardwell of this city and his partner John
Walker, from Yarmouth, who since spring
have been in the employment of the Detroit
Dry Dock Co., are now at Mt. Clemens,
Mich, where they are to build steam yacht
for Mt. Clemens parties. The job was given
them on recommendation of the Dry Dock
Co. They are at work by the day getting 50
and boarded, and are pleasantly situated,
stopping at the Avery House. The job will
keep them busy all through the winter. Mr..
Wardwell went to Detroit in the early spring,
under contract, at So so a day. His wages
have been raised twice since that time, aud
he has had steady work. What a terrible
mistake he made in going West. He is suf-
fering for it at the rate of SO day, steady
work ard boarded. Mr.. Wardwell seems
to have all of the profit.
OXFORD.
Mr.. Ranger of Andover. has patent on an
attachment for a veneer cutting machine, with
which he claims he can cut off a board from
the outside of log from one half inch to al
most any width He is about to make test
of it on one of Mr.. Hutchns' box machines
of Auburn. If it is success, he expects the
patent will be worth many thousand dollars
Another invention of his is novelty in chisel
handles, whereby he makes an ordinary chisel
handle do the work of three or four. 1t does
not broom up when hammered, and keeps
smooth and in shape at the end that comes to
the hand. 1t costs but a mere trihe to apply
his invention. He thinks of taking out
patent on the same. Another invention is
his "Set-over" coupling for sleighs, which is
very simple and can be operated with ease
Another is an ingenious little device for
hitching horses, which can be carried in the
pocket Mr.. Ranger is negotiating with sew
eral parties who are interested in the veneer
business for his patent on his veneer ma
chine. He had an application from parties in
Philadelphia, Pa, and is also negotiating
with party in Phillips.
PENoBscoT.
1t is reported tina. parties are hunting deer
with dogs in the vicinity of Passadumkeag.
SAGADAHoC.
While Haskell Pratt, of Bowdoinham, was
helping repair Kendalls water wheel, he
caught his foot in the wheel and jammed it
badly.-The Grammar and Primary schools
began again Monday, Sept. II, after being
closed few days on account Of scarlet fever.
Miss Carrie Kendall, of Bowdoinham, staff
ed for Alabama last weed where she intends
to teach school.-There was quite a sharp
frost in this vicinity Monday morning.-Two
persons were baptsed last Sunday at the M
E church, and six were received into the
church by the pastor, Rev. M. E. King.
WALDO.
We are glad TO learn, SAYS the Belfast
Journal, that new hotel for Belfast, is al
most an assured thing. Sixteen thousand
dollars were on the paper last week, and
pledges enough made to swell the figure to
1923 900, the sum decided upon as sufficient
to warrant beginning. The proposed build
ing will cost between 5000 and $4,000,
and the hotel will be under the management
Of Ira T. Lovejoy of the Revere. Mr. Her
vey, who was circulating the subscription
paper, said he hoped to get the stockholders
together this week for organization and def
mite action. With fir.t-class hotel on the
Crosby lot we can boom Belfast as summer
resort-W. T. Howard is making very
handsome marble tablet to be sent to Demer-
ara, South America 1t will mark the grave
Of Mrs clara T. wife of James p Showers